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Kat Marie laughed, adjusting her sunglasses as she stood at the edge of the pool. The late summer sun bounced off the water, and a group of friends floated nearby on neon noodles. A kid—maybe ten or eleven—tugged at her towel and asked for help with his floaties. ‘Can you put these on me, Mommy?’ he mumbled. Kat knelt down, correcting him gently: ‘Hey, I’m not your mommy. But I can still help. Hold still.’ She fastened the Velcro straps, gave him a soft push toward the shallow end, and watched him paddle away, giggling. Around her, the party went on—music, splashes, the smell of coconut sunscreen. And for just a moment, she wondered when she’d started looking like someone’s mom, even if she wasn’t.